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Re: grammar question--function of an infinitive phrase
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Kathleen Ward <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:34:51 -0700
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Complement to the adjective "able" would be my best guess.

Kathleen Ward

On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Scott Woods <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear List,
>
> How would you characterize the function of the underlined infinitive phrase
> in the sentence below?
>
>     I suddenly became able *to improve my basketball game without trying*.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott Woods
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